The Last Word

Even if I didn't know Radar's age (almost two), I would still have been able to identify him as an adolescent. Like the teenagers I teach, Radar always wants to have the last word. After he's been reprimanded, he huffs under his breath. If my husband hears him do it and rebukes him again, Radar will huff again, but quieter. The huff is hard to describe. It's not a bark and not a growl. Sometimes it's a "rrr" sound, but not aggressive at all. It just sounds like he wants to make noise. Sometimes it a humph sound, or urf. Whatever it sounds like in dog, it's easily translated to English. "You can't tell me what to do," or "I'll make noise if I want to," or "I'm going to sulk now," or "Take that, I just disobeyed you when you told me to be quiet!" I have to admit, it's pretty funny as long as I'm not the one he's talking back to! :)